SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A declining population is leading local authorities to come up with new policies as the plunging birth rate threatens to undermine the competitiveness of a number of cities, and could even lead to their dissolution. The southeastern city of Changwon is stepping up to offer special loans to stimulate the [...]
SEOUL, July 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Local governments are turning to parks, shaded areas under bridges and hotels in their latest attempt to provide elderly citizens relief from sweltering summer heat while keeping new coronavirus infection risks low. Every summer, local community centers for the elderly are converted into air-conditioned cooling centers as daytime highs [...]
SEOUL, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Several local governments are again planning to dole out pandemic relief funds to help their residents cope with the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak, informed officials said Saturday. The government of Daegu, the city hit hard by a massive COVID-19 outbreak months earlier, announced a plan earlier this [...]
GOYANG, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — With the massive spread of the new coronavirus expected to alter life as we know it for the foreseeable future, local governments in Gyeonggi Province are pushing for various measures to support and promote consumption. The city of Goyang will temporarily hire local students and children of small business [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The method of hiding the property of delinquent borrowers who do not pay back taxes is becoming more and more unexpected. The ability of tax collectors to find them is evolving as well. The Incheon Metropolitan Government conducted a special crackdown on 11 golf courses from November 18 to [...]
BUSAN/SUWON, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Local governments in South Korea are accelerating various exchange and cooperation projects with North Korea amid the improving inter-Korean relationship. Busan’s Vice Mayor for Economic Affairs Yoo Jae-soo, Gyeonggi Province’s Vice Governor for Peace Lee Hwa-young and Sejong City’s Vice Mayor for Political Affairs Lee Kang-jin have returned from [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — With the temperatures continuing to rise nationwide, local governments are doing their best to keep their communities cool. From automatic shades that spread open when sensors detect a rise in temperatures to special rooftop paint that reflects sunlight, everyone is chipping in to help lower the temperature by even [...]
SEOUL, Jan.15 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of individuals who are dying alone is increasing every year. News reports of bodies being found months after the individual died are no longer a surprise. Due to the rapid aging of society and the increase in the number of single-person households, dying alone is no longer a [...]